Feel so down and alone

[Anon4538]

I just feel so alone.

I have one child who has some mild-moderate special needs. It is worrying and stressful on us all. I realise we could be worse off and appreciate that.

My H and I used to be so close. Now I feel alone and depressed. I want to be strong and a good parent for my little one. I hate the way things are at the moment.

I know the feeling. I started a thread a few days ago about feeling so sad about my ds. Though my dh was initially down about it too, he is now able to not think about it. If I mention feeling down about my ds he just says we need to just get on with things. Which is true. But doesnt really help me to feel supported.

Have u tried speaking to your dp about how u feel? Are there any sn support groups you could attend? My dc is a toddler so I go to a couple of toddler groups specifically for sn children and it does help.

Its so hard and sometimes all u can think abt. But the other mumsnetters who responded to my thread mentioned how it does get easier.

for you.

Be kind to yourself. It's really tough and can feel really lonely but try to give yourself a break.
Do you have friends or family you can talk to about it? I find it really difficult to talk about my Ds as we are at an early stage of getting the help he needs, but if I can break through that and tell people I find it gets a bit easier.
You're not alone

Thank you.
My Mum and Dad were good but I'm not sure they understand and I have a friend who I speak to but she doesn't really understand. She asked why I get stressed! Don't think she understands why I'm so exhausted and worried half the time. Do need to just get on with it. U just have a period where things get on top of you and we are still in assessment stage. Find it hard to explain things to people at the moment.

H used to be so great at coping with things but is obviously feeling the strain. I used to rely on him a lot for support so it's hard seeing him like this.

We never fall out and we did last night, after awful evening and he went to bed at 8:30.